STD data in central Tyrrhenian Sea (1973) during TYRRHENIAN project
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | From May to December 1973 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | A network of more than 100 stations covering the central Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Unknown |
| Description | |
| Summary | A joint experiment between the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the SACLANT ASW Research Centre was mounted to study the deep steeped structure of the Tyrrhenian Sea. At several stations, the microstructure was studied with a special purpose probe which included an optical device for salt finger detection. |
| Originators | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Data web site | http://www.saclantc.nato.int |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Availability | Academic |
| Contact | Michel Rixen |
| Address | SACLANT Undersea Research Centre |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-166 |
| Global identifier | 3808 |
| Last revised | 1993-01-08 |
